Britain’s government said Monday it has summoned Iran’s top diplomat in the U.K. after journalists based in the country were targeted for intimidation by Tehran. The Foreign Office said its Middle East director Vijay Rangarajan met with Iranian Chargé d’Affaires Mehdi Hosseini Matin to “make clear the U.K. will not …
Read More »Deluge in Brazil kills at least 36 people as dozens are missing
Flooding killed at least 36 people in Brazil following a huge weekend downpour, and hundreds of rescuers spent Monday searching for survivors of landslides and flooding. The weather event happened along the coast of Brazil’s southern state Sao Paulo. In the city of Sao Sebastiao alone, 35 people were reported …
Read More »Russia muted on Biden’s Ukraine visit, mostly viewed as ‘theatrics’, expert
The Kremlin has yet to respond publicly to President Biden’s secret trip to Ukraine Monday as the war nears the one-year anniversary mark. Russian media pushed the narrative that Biden would use his trip to start outlining a strategy for peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, though the president did not …
Read More »Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf doing well after heart surgery
Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf is doing well after undergoing a planned surgical procedure “in the heart area,” the palace said Monday. The surgery “went according to plan and the King is doing well,” the royal household said. “The king thanks for all the support and the warmth shown to …
Read More »Israel prison reforms would block convicted terrorists from making their own bread, cut shower times: report
JERUSALEM—Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced sweeping reforms to reverse allegedly cushy prison conditions for convicted Palestinian terrorists, sparking protests from the terrorist movement Hamas and prisoners. Ben-Gvir said he wants to “ensure that the murderers of Jews are not getting better conditions,” adding Palestinian prisoners should no longer …
Read More »Ghislaine Maxwell mounts $10M appeal against 20-year sex trafficking sentence: report
Ghislaine Maxwell is reportedly mounting a $10 million appeal against her 20-year prison sentence, drawing from funds secured through a recent divorce settlement. The Daily Mail exclusively reported, citing an unnamed source close to the family, that Maxwell reached a divorce settlement with her ex-husband Scott Borgerson, who previously refused …
Read More »Poland’s Duda to push Biden on increasing US presence in country amid Russia threat: diplomat
Polish President Andrzej Duda is expected this week to press President Biden during his Warsaw visit to increase the number of permanent U.S. troops in nations along Russia’s borders, a top diplomat in the U.S. told Fox News Digital. Biden’s visit comes after Monday’s surprise trip to Ukraine, where he …
Read More »Putin ally and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov praises Wagner Group, says he’ll create his own mercenary unit
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin and vocal proponent of the invasion of Ukraine, praised the mercenary Wagner Group on Sunday and said he wants to create his own private military force. The Wagner Group was founded in 2014 by Yevgeny Prigozhin, another close …
Read More »North Korea fires ballistic missiles after US conducts military drills with South Korea, Japan: ‘firing range’
North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles off the country’s east coast on Monday morning, one day after the U.S. held joint military drills with South Korea and Japan. Kim Yo Jong, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, called the U.S. “the worst maniacs” in a statement after the latest …
Read More »Iran’s uranium processing has almost reached nuclear weapons-grade purity: inspectors
International atomic inspectors last week discovered that Iran has accumulated uranium enriched to levels just shy of what is needed for a nuclear weapon, according to a new report. Unnamed senior diplomats told Bloomberg that Iran has accumulated uranium enriched to 84% purity and a concentration to 6% below what’s …
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